| PlantID | 0060 |
| Botanical Name | Cassia angustifolia |
| Common Name | Senna |
| Classification | | Kingdom: | Plantae | | Subkingdom: | Tracheobionta | | Division: | Magnoliophyta | | Class: | Magnoliopsida | | Subclass: | Rosidae | | Order: | Fabales | | Family: | Caesalpiniaceae | | Genus: | Cassia | | Species: | angustifolia |
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| Part used | Pods, Fruits, Stems, Leaves |
| Medicinal Properties | Laxative and purgative. |
| Medicinal Use | It is used in constipation, loss of appetite, hepatomegaly, spleenomegaly, skin diseases, indigestion, malaria, jaundice and anaemia. |
| Chemistry | Pods:sennosides A and B, sennidin-8.8-diglucoside, glycosides of rhein and chrysophanic acid, aloe-emodin, emodin glucoside. Fruits:oxymethyl-anthraquinone. Leaves: flavanols, isorhamnetin, kaempferol, rhein, emodin and sennosides A, B,C and D. |
| Cultivation | NA |
| Regional Habitat | Western Rajasthan(Jodhpur) |
| Description | A small shrub, 61-91 cm in height. Leaves paripinnate: leaflets in 7-8 pairs, glabrous, yellowish-green. Flowers yellow. Pods greenish-brown to dark-brown, 3.4 to 6.8 cm long and 1.9 cm broad. Seeds 5-7, obovate, smooth, dark-brown. |
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